eSN Today: Bush ed-tech firm under fire

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Top News ... Bush ed-tech firm under fire In the latest twist to a storyline that has surfaced previously during the presidency of George W. Bush, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) inspector general says he will review whether federal money is being spent inappropriately on educational technology sold to schools by a company founded by Neil Bush, the president's brother. Based on reporting by eSchool News... | Full Story Around the Web ... New class(room) war: Teacher vs. Technology A column from the New York Times speaks to the exasperation of countless teachers and professors in the computer era. "Their perpetual war of attrition with defiantly inattentive... | Full Story Free online materials could save schools billions The growing use of free, open-source materials in the K-12 world could challenge the dominance of a handful of big educational publishers. But for that to happen, says... | Full Story Cisco and Aruba clash over Wi-Fi With its announcement of new wireless LAN hardware this week, Aruba Networks becomes the last of the major enterprise wireless-LAN vendors to announce gear for systems based on... | Full Story   Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards... Is your superintendent tech-savvy? Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use? If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/surveys/editorial/ But hurry! Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30. More from eSchool News Online ... School laptop program begets writing gains Maine's pioneering program to give every middle school student a laptop computer is leading to better writing, according to a new study. Despite creating a language all their own using eMail and... | Full Story Student kills eight after YouTube rant An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Nov. 7, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said. The youth reportedly revealed hisl... | Full Story Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech Beginning Dec. 1, the Nashville, Tenn., public school system will become what is believed to be the first school system in the country to implement face-recognition security cameras to... | Full Story New online tool aids literacy programs Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... African students and educators to connect with peers around the world through ePals Internet Learning Community | Read the full announcement Regent provides online early needs analysis and digitized student aid application | Read the full announcement Gaggle.Net releases eMail archiving solution to satisfy the new eDiscovery rules and meet open-records laws | Read the full announcement Online university gives HR students a competitive edge | Read the full announcement New research commissioned by Thinkronize shows that 62% of principals and library media specialists see danger on the internet increasing; porn, predators both seen as dangers | Read the full announcement SchoolNet Inc. ranked 96th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2007 Technology Fast 500 | Read the full announcement Minnesota High Tech Association honors Wireless Ronin with 2007 Tekne Award | Read the full announcement Samsung expands its SyncMaster line of displays with a 24-inch LCD monitor | Read the full announcement Knight Foundation to announce $500,000 in grants to create media clubs in 24 Philadelphia high schools | Read the full announcement Carnegie Learning math programs approved for adoption by Georgia State Board of Education | Read the full announcement Fujinon introduces day/night megapixel zoom lens | Read the full announcement	November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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